- Pierre Issa
Football player infobox
playername= Pierre Issa
fullname = Pierre Issa
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1975|9|11|df=y
cityofbirth =Johannesburg
countryofbirth =South Africa
height = height|m=1.95
position =Central defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994-1995
1995-2001
2001-2002
2002-2004
2005
2005-
clubs =USL Dunkerque Olympique Marseille Watford FC Olympic Beirut Ionikos FC OFI Crete
caps(goals) =? (?)
75 (2)
15 (1)
? (?)
15 (1)
34 (3)
nationalyears = 1997-2006
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 47 (0)
pcupdate =July 1 ,2007 Pierre Issa (born
September 11 ,1975 ,Germiston ,South Africa ) is a South African footballer of Lebanese descent.He is best known in England for his spell with Watford in 2001-02. Signed by new manager
Gianluca Vialli fromOlympique Marseille he was one of the most highly paid players in Watford's history. However, he was an expensive flop and was put on the club's transfer list on 14 February 2002, only five months after he had signed for the club. He never played for Watford again, but is still one of only three Watford players to play in a World Cup whilst registered with the club.Issa started his footballing career with Marseille in 1995. He moved to Chelsea on loan in January 2001, although he did not play a game for the London club. After leaving Watford in the summer of 2002 he signed for
Olympic Beirut , but was released in the 2002-03 season. He signed forIonikos FC ofGreece and now plays forOFI Crete , also in Greece.He played 47 times for South Africa since making his debut on 15 November 1997 against Germany. In
1998 FIFA World Cup he scored two own goals against France. While at Watford, Issa was memorably dropped by his stretcher bearers after an injury in a home game against Birmingham City.External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=10979 Pierre Issa career stats]
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